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Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom
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burette
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Word definitions for burette in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1836, from French burette "small vase, cruet," diminutive of buire "vase for liquors," in Old French "jug," variant of buie (12c.) "bottle, water jog," from Frankish *buk- or some similar Germanic source (see bucket (n.)). As a laboratory measuring tube, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A burette (also buret ) is a device used in analytical chemistry for the dispensing of variable, measured amounts of a chemical solution . A volumetric burette delivers measured volumes of liquid. Piston burettes are similar to syringes , but with precision ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The burette is placed in water and the air pressure equalised by opening and closing the tap.
Usage examples of burette.
Run this from a burette into the flask until the colour equals that of the assay.
These are bunsen burners, this is a test-tube, this is a pipette, that's a burette, that is a retort, a crucible .
Prescott, surrounded by his retorts, crucibles, burettes, and condensers, received us much more graciously than I had had any reason to anticipate.
Several burettes smashed on to the floor, releasing noxious fumes into the air and sending the Companions, with their acute sense of smell, into fits of coughing and spluttering.
Assorted burettes, flasks and petrie dishes, the contents of which Katrina could only speculate about, challenged half-empty food containers for space on the desk, tables and countertops.